Page 2: Historical Events In March - 10

1762  French Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe)   

1772  Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) on March - 10.   

1776  On March - 10 luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III   

1780  On March - 10 juan Jose Landaeta, composer   

1787  On this day in history william Etty, English painter (nudes)   

1788  On March - 10 joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild)   

1789  On March - 10 franklin College founded   

1791  John Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver on March - 10.   

1791  On March - 10 pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy   

1791  On March - 10 john Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver   

1792  John Stone patented the pile driver on this day on this day in history.   

1792  John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1793  Lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe and his wife Elizabeth dine on boiled black squirrel, porcupine, roasted passenger pigeon, raccoon, fish, beef and veal on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history first census in Great Britain   

1809  On this day in history william David Porter, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864   

1810  On March - 10 john McCloskey, US, pres of St John's College (Fordham U)   

1812  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice on March - 10.   

1813  Six companies of the 104th Regiment of Foot, plus 4th New Brunswick Regiment, start 52-day march overland to the St. Lawrence in winter; travel on snowshoes, pulling supplies on toboggans, lose only one man, arriving in Kingston April 12 on March - 10.   

1818  On this day in history george Wythe Randolph, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1867   

1819  On March - 10 friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies   

1822  Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter/lithographer on this day in history.   

1824  Thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905 on March - 10.   

1826  Johan VI M L J, King of Portugal (1816-26), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history the KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.   

1831  The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria on March - 10.   

1832  William Henry Penrose, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on March - 10.   

1832  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1839  Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer on this day in history.   

1842  Ina Donna Coolbrith, US, poet laureate of Calif on this day in history.   

1844  On March - 10 pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing)   

1845  Alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar (1881-94) on this day in history.   

1846  Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on March - 10.   

1847  The first money minted in Hawaii on this day in history.   

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1415  Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462) was born on March - 10.   

1452  Ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews) was born on this day in history.   

1503  Ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64) was born on March - 10.   

1538  On this day in history birth of thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572)   

1628  Constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1628  On March - 10 birth of marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694)   

1656  On this day in history birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician   

1698  On this day in history birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

0037  On March - 10 tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78   

0483  On March - 10 simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies   

1291  On this day in history death of arghun, Persian ruler   

1391  Death of Tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

1510  On this day in history death of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445)   

1513  Death of John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443) on this day in history.   

1546  Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history death of thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532)